Youthful Speeders Fail To Escape in Long Chase
Three young suspects, two brothers and the wife of one, led Deputy Sheriff Billy Christoph on a 6:40 pm pursuit through Roosevelt Avenue to Florida Street. Their car smashed a porch and shrubs, left the ground briefly, and demolished a porch foundation before plowing into a front yard at 203 Florida Street. A 19-year-old sailor, his 18-year-old wife, and the sailor’s 17-year-old brother were involved. charges had not yet been filed.
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Specugemans
We Brothers
Billy Christoph
South Side
Christoph
Roosevelt Avenue
Roosevelt
Florida Street
Florida
Labor Street
Samuel Passur
Passur
sToy Lewes
Bulky Flak Suits Saving Yank Fliers
Advanced South Pacific air base report notes flak suits saving bomber crews. waist gunner Stall Sgt Blake Elton of Boslic North Carolina was wounded by flak over Rabaul but armor stopped the fragment. Star Sgt Leo T Dugan of Washington DC was saved by his suit during the same raid.
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South Pacific
Blake ‘Elton
Boslic
N. C
Rabaul
Leo T. Dugan
Washington, D. C
Bombing Vesuvius Proposed as War Tactic by Colgate Professor
Mount Vesuvius eruptions prompt renewed call from geology professor Harold Q Whitnall for volcano bombing as a total war measure. He argues that releasing pent up magma could trigger eruptions and earthquakes, noting prior 1942 remarks.
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Hamilton
Mount Vesuvius
Todey
Colgate University
Harold Q. Whitnall
Whitnall
Inductee Dies In Car Crash on Fredericksburg Road
Waldron de a. FL Waldron de 34 of Lavington NM a sirstreet company official was killed Wednesday afternoon when his car lost control on the Fredericksburg road near Viva 16 miles from San Antonio and struck a bridge Papers in Waldron s pocket indicated he was en route to Hay City Texas to report for induction on March 27.
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A. FL
Waldron de
Lavington
N. M
Sirstreet Company
Fredericksburg
Viva
San Antonio
Waldron
Hay City
Texas
Produce Vendor Faces OPA Suit for Price Violations
Alfred J. Barberlo, operator of Barberin Produce, charged in a civil suit by the OPA in federal court for violation of the Emergency Price Control Act. The complaint seeks an injunction and alleges he forced a customer to buy oranges and a half-cracked lemons with a box of apples.
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Alfred J. Barberlo
Barberin Produce Company
OPA
Barberlo
Mrs Roosevelt's Wife in Los Angeles Visits With Children
Mrs John Roosevelts wife, wife of the president's youngest son, Wee, arrived in Los Angeles today with two of her three children Haven and Anne. She declined to disclose her destination or the purpose of the visit.
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Los Angeles
John Roosevelt
Wee
Haven
Anne
FDR Recovering and Planning Work in Study
President Roosevelt, recovering from a cold, was "decidedly improved" and intends to devote the day to work in his study. Secretary Early said no conferences were planned and no date set for a new directive on manpower and induction policies for the draft.
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Washingson
Miron
Roosevelt
Stephen T. Early
Local Passion Play draw count tops city totals
A total of 27,882 persons witnessed the Black Hills Passion Play in Los Angeles last week, announced Thursday by Kiwanis club president C. J. Van Horn. Proceeds benefited the club’s child welfare fund. regional attendance figures were also given for Houston 37,000 Fort Worth 26,184 and Dallas 53,107.
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Black Hills
C. J. van Horn
Kiwanis 1 Club
van Horn
Houston
Fort Worth
Dallas
Only Air Forces Chaplains Suffer Higher Casualties
Washington reports chaplains show battle deaths and injuries on par with air force and infantry, with 19 killed, 19 wounded, 33 prisoners, 1 missing, and 31 died in accidents or illness. Chaplains earned 80 decorations, including 3 Distinguished Service Crosses and 39 Purple Hearts, as total end-year strength reached 6,988.
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Washington
Chaplain Corps
Army
United States
Secretary of
Stimson
Navy
Coast Guard
Cassino
War Department
Thhose
Italy
Stimson Sala
Soldier Medal to Col Edwin B. Miller Jr for heroism
Colonel Edwin B. Miller Jr of 2401 Saunders Avenue was awarded the Soldier's Medal by the Seventh Air Force in the Central Pacific for heroism on November 19, 1943. He entered a blazing crash site to rescue injured bomber crew members, risking explosion and fire.
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Edwin B. Miller Jr
Saunders Avenue
Seventh Air Force
Central Pacific
Gilbert Islands
Miller
City Pays Sewer Project Bills In San Antonio Upgrade
The city council paid final bills for enlarging the San Antonio sewer plant, doubling primary treatment. Total costs were 22,000 city funds and 68,500 government funds, with 5,000 in engineers’ fees. Capacity rose from 25,000,000 to 35,000,000 gallons daily.
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San Antonio
H. BR
Victim May Have Amnesia After Beating
Willem Watts, a 59 year old taxi driver, was badly beaten by three men ten days ago and may have amnesia. He was treated for head injuries at Robert B Green hospital after a first encounter at the scene near South Alamo and St Marys. Watts was later taken home to 526 Hicks Avenue for observation. the assailants remain at large.
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Willem Watts
Nix Hospital
Amenesia
Robert B. Green Hospital
Hicks Avenue
Watts
South Alamo
St. Mary's Streets
Calvert Street
FASTEETH Provides Firmer Comfort for Loose Teeth
An improved non acid powder offers relief from loose false teeth by tightening plates for comfort. The product FASTEETH is advertised as calming mouth irritation caused by slipping plates and is available at drug stores.
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Pacific
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University of California
Forest Vosler
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Gerald A. Waludel
Milwaukee
Wis
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Houde
Popeye the Sailor
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Chillicothe
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New Guinea
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OPA Suit
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Red Cross
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